1. Amaziah, the son of Judah’s King Jehoash, became king in the second year of Israel’s King Joash, who was Jehoahaz’s son.
2. Amaziah was 25 years old when he became king, and he ruled for twenty-nine years in Jerusalem. His mother’s name was Jehoaddin; she was from Jerusalem.
3. He did what was right in the Lord’s eyes, but not as well as his ancestor King David. He did everything his father Jehoash did.
4. However, the shrines weren’t removed. People kept sacrificing and burning incense at them.
5. Once he had secured control over his kingdom, he executed the officials who had assassinated his father the king.